Track-fastening.



J. W. STEPHBNSON.

TRACK FASTBNING.

APPLICATION AFILED Emme, 1911.

1,010,971. Patented 1160.515111.

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n l lll II'E APPLIOATON `I`IALED PEB. 18, 1911.

J. W. STEPHBNSON. TRACK FASTBNING.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

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UNITED STATES 'PATENT oEEioE.

JOHN w. sTEPHENsoN, or TOLEDO, OHIO, AssIeNoRmo THE NATIONAL MALIEABLE CASTINGS COMPANY,-OE CLEVELAND, OHIO, A. GORPORTION OF OHIO,

A TBACK-FASTENING.

`the following is a-full, clear, and exact descriptin, reference bein'g had to t-he accompanying `drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 isa plan View showing one form of my invention as applied to-"a rail brace;

F-ig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line III--III of.`

Fig. l; Fig. 4 is a. plan vview showing the invention applied to a double rail brace arrangement; Fig. 5 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 2, but partially broken away and also showing a. modification; Fig.' 6 is a plan view partly i broken away of the modication shown in.Fig. 5; Fig. 7'is a side view of a modified form of tie plate applied to a wooden tie, the latter being shown in cross section; Fig. S is a perspective view of the rail brace of Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4;, Fig. 9 is a. perspective view of the rail brace of Figs. 5 and 6; and Fig. 10 is a perspective View of the key shown in Figs. l, 2, 3 and 4.

My invention has relation to track fastenings, and is designed to provide means of simple, positiveand effective character for securing the track members in position Uy inventionis applicable as a fastening for rail braces, rail joint members and other like devices, either to as-tie plate, ora metal tie or other support. The fasteningswhich have heretofore been providedfor this pur' pose have not proven satisfactory in use for the reason that they either work loose and become ineifective in service or if of such a character as to prevent this, the ordinary track laborer can not be depended upon to see that they are correctly applied 1n thev first instance. It is manifestly of great -iinportance that a `fastening of this kind should be positive and' secure without the possibi/lity of its workingV loose and also that it shall be of a character such that the ordinary track laborer will be compelled by the very nature of the device to correctly apply it in -therst instance. My invention is designed to provide a fastening of this .charaeter.

Referring first to the form of my invention which is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3,

the numeral Q 'deSignates a portion .of an Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed February-18; 1911. Serial- Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

ordinarytrack rail, and 3 atie plate which is adapted to be spiked or otherwise secured in any usual manner to the ordinary-wooden tie. Thistie plate is formed at oneside of the rail 2 with one or more lips or projections 4, for engagement withV one edge portion of the base flange or foot ofthe. rail.. At the opposite side, it'is provided with an upwardly extending projection '5, which in this forml of my invention has an undercut inner bearing face 6, which face is also in; clined longitudinally with respect'to the rail. 7 designates a rail-brace which is designed to be drivenbetween' the undercut inclined face .and the web *ofthe rail in the manner shown in Fig. 2, so as'to have a securebracing and supporting engagement with the rail. This brace member is formed on its under side, as best shown in- Fig. 8, with a groove or keyway 8 which is Vdesigned to receive a key 9,;which 1s preferably of the form shown in detail in Fig. 10. The tie plate, at the Opposite end of the projection 5 from that at which the brace member is inserted and driven, is also formed with a guideway l0 for the key, said guideway'being in longitudinal alinement with the guideway 8, but being curved downwardly and thence upwardly throu h the upper surface of the plate at the e ge portion thereo.- T he key eoV 1s of wrought metal capable of bending..

After the brace member has been inserted and driven firmly to its seat, the key is ins sorted in the uideway-and is driven through 'upwardly an outwar y, as s own in Fig.

3. This bending and deflection of the-key forms al secure elencher engagementl of a character which will prevent the key workin g loose and'which will hold the brace member in its driven position. vIn order that any subsequentlooseness, due to-wear or other causes may be taken up, the uideway 10 is provided with4 clearance at t e' points a so' that the key ma be driven still further. therethrough. T e upper bent end of the key may be left in its bent position or a portion thereof may be cut otr.

The key 9. may be of various forms, that" shown in F ig., 10 being a preferred form for use with a brace member and tie plate such as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. I prefer"-` a'bly provide its driving end with an upturned lip 1l, having 'a projecting driving heel 12. This heel will prev'ent bending of the lip 11 in driving and will insure the lip having a good bearing against the brace member when driven to" its seat.

In Fig. 4, I have shown my invention applied to aconstructionin which there is a brace member 12'at each side of the rail,

these brace members being driven in o posite directions between the undercut inclined bearing faces, of the upward projections V13 and the web of therail. The'brace members are secured by keys 9 of the lsame form and in the Vsame manner-as in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

upward projection -16 o fatie-pla-te 17. The

project-ion 16 has tan. undercut inner.A bearlng face 18, which is not inclined to the rail asin the forms before described, but.- extendsin aline substantially parallel with the-rail. 19 is a key,' which is generally. similar. to the. key before-described, but which, instead of bemgdriven-through a guideway in the bottomfzofthe bracemember is driven between'y the,- inclined'4 bearing;v4 face 20 of the brace. member andthe innerface 18 of the projection 16. 'Thetie.- plate is formed with a curved guideway- 21gfor this key,l which is similarto the .guidewa-y 10, before described, except thatit 1s .arranged in a vertical plane insteadof ahoriz'ontal plane. In this form of the invention, `thebrace member is insert-4 ed loosely betweentheweb of the rail and the projection.- 16,-. and the key is then putI in place. and drivenngAs the key is driven, it

' forces the brace member tightly to its seat.

The end of the-key in passing through'the keyway 21, is bentand clenched in the manner before described and 'asshown in Fig. 6.

The key iny this formlis preferably Atapered throughout its length-,so as to exert a continuous wedging engagement against the brace member. Thekey may be guided and also Iheld againstvertical movement byy an overhanging lip lat-the upperend of the projection 16, and bythe lip or flange 15 on thebracemember. l -1 The fastening described-.also acts as an anticreeper ffor the rails, .since thebrace member may be sotightly `driven and sccured.. as' toeffectually prevent creeping movement of the rails. If desired, however, particularly for use 'with' railsuponwhich there is travel in both directions,thc. tie

'which it -is driven.

plate may be formed with downward projec-i -tions 22, to engage the tie 23, as shown in anddriven1 in the manner descri ed, itforms asegure' and positive fasteningwhich can not jar o r work loose. Furthermore, the properinltlal application of the fastening is secured, since fall that the'laborer is re- Y guired to do' is to insert the key and drive 1t asfar as 1t will go. If it becomes necessary at any time to remove the fastening,

this can be done by sledging the brace member in the` opposite direction from that in This will force the clenched end o'f the ke out of the curved.

- but is applicable to other track members. .For instanceyit isequally adapted to securing iail 'joint members. Nor ismy invention limited tothe particular form' of brace .members nor the particular form of holding projections which I have illustrated.

Iclaim:

l. In railwaytraclr construction, a base member, a rail engaging-member, and a bendable. key member arranged to hold the .engaging-member, said key member being driven longitudinally of the rail and into anlinclosedfdelecting channel or passage in the basevmember'; substantially as described. '.2. In .railway track construction, a movable-engaging member, and a vbase member having an inclosed deflecting channel or passageextending longitudinally Vof the rail and arranged to receive a bendable key member; substantially as described;

. 3. In railway track construction, a base member, a' rail engaging member, and a bendable key'member, driven-longitudinally of the rail betweenA the two members, the

base member having an inclosed deflecting tially as described.

4. In railway track construction, a base member, a rail engaging member, and a bendable key member, driven longitudinally of the rail between the two members, the

said base and rail engaging members having -of the rail between thetwo members and into an inclosed deflcctig channel or pas'- sagc in the base member, said key h'aving a tapered portion; substantially as (inscribed.

G. In railway track construction, a base 'bendable key member driven longitudinally of the rail between the two members, and into an inclosed'curved defiectingcbannel or passage in the base member; substantially as described.

8. ln railway track construction, a base member, a rail engaging member, and a bendable key member driven longitudinally of the rail between the two members, vand into an inelosed curved dellecting channel or passage in the base member provided with clearance enlargements; substantially as described.

9. In railway track construction, a base member, a rail engaging member, and a bendable key member, driven longitudinally of the rail between the two members, and into an inclesed deie'cting channel or passage formed in the base member and open at both its ends; substantially as described.

10. In railway track construction, a base member, a rail engaging member, and a bendable key member, driven lengitudinally of the rail between the two members,

and into an inclosed delecting channel or passage in the base member, said key member being or' broad flat form and having a driving head; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

l Vf. STEPHENSON.

`Witnessesz Gro. H. PARMnLn-n,

H. M. CORWIN.

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